دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی hold all the cards )

hold all the cards

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English Dictionary

hold all the cards
to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages

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Idioms

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hold all the cards
have/hold all the cards
to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone else, because you have all the advantages.

There isn't much hope of him getting custody of the children - as far as the law goes, she holds all the cards.

to have what is needed to control a situation.

He holds all the cards in our office — he even decides where the water coolers are located and what kinds of pencils we have.

Etymology: based on the idea of holding (= controlling) the most valuable cards in a card game

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

hold all the cards
• hold all the aces/cards/trumps
to have all of the advantages (from the ace which is the most valuable card in many card games); be in a strong or advantageous position (like a winning hand in a card game); have the best chance of winning

The company held all the cards when the union decided to go on strike to achieve their goals.

The management group was holding all the cards during the meeting with the union.

The employer held all the aces when they began to negotiate with the small union.

The striker holds all the trumps and should easily be elected as captain of the football team.

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